A new Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) position statement urges primary care teams to proactively identify and support patients most at risk of severe asthma atta
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Latest news
Oxford-led HERON study sets out a roadmap for respiratory technology: 20 priority areas, and four principles for how they should be built.Inhalers that show when they are running out. Oxygen equipment light enough to take out of the house. Help telling whether breathlessness is anxiety or the start of a flare-up. These are among 20 priority areas for new respiratory health technology, identified by people living with lung disease, carers and healthcare professionals in a University of Oxford-led study published today in Thorax.
PCRS calls for effective asthma risk stratification to prevent avoidable deaths and hospitalisations
United Kingdom, 26 August 2026 - The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) has launched its new Blueprint for Neighbourhood Health in COPD, providing healthcare systems, commi
The Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS) is calling on NHS leaders, policymakers and system suppliers to commit to delivering a Single Patient Record as a co
Events and webinars
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Held in association with NHS Wales Performance and Improvement and the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS)
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‘There's nowt stranger than folk.’ This session will shed some light on this old Yorkshire saying and its implications for respiratory disease.
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Join this webinar to explore the assessment and management of chronic cough through practical, case-based discussion, including the application of national guidance and clinical pathways.
🎧 The PCRS Podcast
Listen to the advice of our clinical experts in our exclusive series of podcasts on topics such as diagnosis of asthma, tackling SABA over-reliance and the use of rescue packs.
The Primary Care Respiratory Update (PCRU)
PCRU is packed with useful features, clinical updates, educational updates, respiratory news, summaries of respiratory-related policy news and also featuring summaries of npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine and other respiratory related journal articles, this jam-packed update has everything for clinicians working with patients with respiratory illnesses in a primary or community care setting.
ISSUE 32
This edition of PCRU follows an exciting few months at the Primary Care Respiratory Society (PCRS). As part of the Respiratory Transformation Partnership (RTP), PCRS is supporting the development of new primary care referral pathways and resources for chronic cough, breathlessness and sleep services, ensuring these are aligned with primary care systems and supporting clinicians with their everyday practice in these areas.
Registration for the 2026 PCRS conference has launched, as well as a new round of the PCRS Respiratory Leadersship Programme. Both promising to be excellent and informative events.
This issue focuses on allergy, rhinitis, health inequalities and greener respiratory healthcare and is full of helpful resources and articles which will provide readers with important information and guidance.
ISSUE 31
The autumn/winter edition of your members’ magazine packed with useful features, clinical updates, educational updates, respiratory news and opinion.
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